"The promoter don't mind, and the union don't mind..."

@KajunMoo70

4 ай бұрын

I’m thinking he sings “if the roadies don’t mind and the unions don’t mind…”

@dave2059

4 ай бұрын

@@KajunMoo70 He sings both. The first time it's "the promoter don't mind and the union don't mind" and the second time it's "if the roadies don't mind and the unions don't mind"

@barryanderson3910

4 ай бұрын

@@KajunMoo70 It's "the promoter don't mind". I didn't know that for a very long time.

@philipmasse6099

4 ай бұрын

Talk about the theatrics, your reaction was priceless. Your love for music and people really made this reaction special. God blessed you with a gift, you should teach people how to do this. Thanks for making me smile, great song, great reaction.

@Chapps1941

4 ай бұрын

My mama don't mind

yes, he wrote it. and RIP to David, the guy playing slide in his lap. we lost him last year.

@regis387

4 ай бұрын

i just became aware of that recently - so sad - saw him several times in the 70's with jackson

@jayash3539

4 ай бұрын

it should probably be noted that he's singing the falsetto part in Stay.

@captainkangaroo4301

4 ай бұрын

If it had strings David could crush it.

@double00spy

4 ай бұрын

David was Jackson Browne's secret weapon for years.

@pompelmostique

4 ай бұрын

So sad! 😢 David also did the falsetto in Stay. RIP David

Stay was originally recorded by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs in 1960. Jackson Browne wrote "The Load Out" and paired it with a slightly adapted "Stay" for his live show.

@Peter-oh3hc

4 ай бұрын

I thought it was funny that on the album cover they had "and the Zodiacs don't mind'

@thomastimlin1724

4 ай бұрын

Also Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons covered it.

@greg7129

4 ай бұрын

@@thomastimlin1724 Yep, I was just getting ready to say

@ghstdnsr

4 ай бұрын

@@thomastimlin1724 And Tim Foust covered it too.

@otis1624

4 ай бұрын

You should listen to the whole album running on empty all great songs

Jackson Browne is one of the finest singer songwriters ever. Try "Doctor My Eyes" and "Running on Empty"

@terrykappel1519

4 ай бұрын

Yes. Doctor My Eyes is my favorite of his songs.

@abducteeofearth1703

4 ай бұрын

Yes yes yes aaaannnnnddddd yes. 👍

@anastasiabeaverhausen516

4 ай бұрын

He wrote Doctor My Eyes at 16. Incredible.

@randylantz7951

4 ай бұрын

You can't forget Lawyers in love and the pretender.

@Hobodeluxe960

4 ай бұрын

The Pretender, Lives In The Balance

I saw this tour in Mobile Alabama. Hard to believe it's been almost 50 years ago. I was a newlywed and this was the first concert my husband and I went to together. We drove from Pensacola Fl to Mobile through a blinding storm, it was so worth it. The entire concert was amazing. When they got to the Load out and Stay, it was still storming outside, and I really didn't want it to be over. I was with the love of my life having the time of my life. One of my most cherished memories. I still have the Tshirt and the husband.

@steveturner3999

4 ай бұрын

I still have the tickets to that concert. I wasn’t able to go at the last minute and I kept the tickets. I always regretted missing that show.

@brendamilloy2557

4 ай бұрын

That's a lovely memory. 😊

@dizastro5437

4 ай бұрын

Beautiful story.

@marthabarrett2479

3 ай бұрын

I love reading about memories like this. So special to hear your unique connection with an artist and song. Thank you for sharing.

@billperkins4539

3 ай бұрын

Saw many concerts at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium…driving over from Pensacola in the 70s…Three Dog Night, Alice Cooper, Molly Hatchett, and Peter Frampton! Good times!!!

Jackson Browne is one of the most humble Rock stars. He has an awesome relationship with most of Southern California's most famous soft Rock personalities. He lived in a house with Don Henley and Glenn Frye living in the basement, who said he taught them how to write songs. Linda Rondstat, David Crosby,Graham Nash,and Steven Still are all friends with Jackson Browne.

@tjtampa214

4 ай бұрын

Yes... all of that. Love Jackson Brown to no-end. 💜 Saw him just a couple years ago on his own KZread channel still going strong. Beautiful gentle-man. 🌷 Amazing writer - performer. Suggestion: "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger on the "Live Bullet" album. Actually - every one of those songs on that album (... don't do a digital remix either! LOL). 💪

4 ай бұрын

The late great song writer Hoyt Axton was known to crash there as well. Hoyt was trying to write "boney fingers" and someone yelled if you don't finish that song you will end up with "boney fingers"

@marklar7551

4 ай бұрын

Legends of the day 👑🗿👑🗿👑

@MundoDragon

3 ай бұрын

Actually, Glenn Frye lived in the same apartment building. It's unclear if it was actually the 'basement' or just an apartment underneath Jackson's. Don Henley lived in Kenny Roger's music house. It was a kind of shelter that Kenny had to help out wayward musicians who made their way to California in hopes of stardom.

@rickpetersen1745

3 ай бұрын

@@MundoDragon it's quite clear if you watch the Documentary ( The History of the Eagles)

Jackson Browne has a voice that's an irresistible combination of vulnerable, melancholy, tragic, honest, and hopeful. A good example is "These Days", which is an incredible song, especially considering he wrote it when he was 16 yrs old.

@tohism

4 ай бұрын

I’m

@tammydean3003

4 ай бұрын

Gregg Allman also done These Days. There is a great video of the two of them doing it together.

@lisaf1754

27 күн бұрын

These Days is one of my all-time favorites!

You know, I haven't seen that movie yet. But the song "Stay" is an old song, but Jackson Browne reworked the lyrics to line up with what he was singing in (the Load Out)... i.e. he wants to stay and play longer (if the union don't mind, etc). The other vocalists were Rosemary Butler and David Lindley. Lindley was playing the lap steel (the thing that.looked like a small guitar but works like a pedal steel). Both vocalists nailed it. Sadly, we lost David Lindley early last year. More gems from Jackson Browne: Running on Empty Doctor My Eyes Tender is the Night The Pretender

Jackson Browne is in a songwriter and rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame. He has so many songs for you to listen to. I don’t know where to begin.❤

@88wildcat

3 ай бұрын

I do, anything from his Late for the Sky album.

Jackson and Don Henley were roommates when they we’re trying to make it…Don says that Jackson would pound on the piano Allllllll day long and from that we have the Eagles and Jackson Browne two of the most iconic musicians of my life time and I’m so thankful !!

@rjaraneta913

4 ай бұрын

They were not roommates. It was Glenn Frey who lived in the same apartment complex as Jackson Browne, who knew him first, but they were not roommates either.

Laid back sophistication is how I describe Jackson Browne... He makes it so smooth and effortless but you know that its a genuinely super well crafted song.

Jackson Browne was (and is) one of the best singer/songwriters to come out of the west coast in the late '60s and '70s. He was associated with the Eagles early on, co-writing a couple of their early hits and then went on to record some great stuff of his own through the '70s and '80s, He was one of those artists in the "We Are the World" chorus in 1985.

Jackson, without doubt, is one of America’s greatest songwriters. He once commented that he was never one to write “cheery” songs. He paints true life pictures that are honest, introspective with a bit of melancholy mixed in. His pop hits from the 60’s and 70’s like Running on Empty, Doctor My Eyes, The Pretender, etc are mainstays of 70’s rock, however, if you dig deep you will find heartfelt poetic treasures in songs like, Late for the Sky, For A Dancer, After the Deluge, Birds of St Marks, etc. I sometimes wish I had never heard these songs so I could enjoy them again for the first time.

Jackson Browne "Doctor My Eyes"........ An amazingly deep and honest song

A live take of both songs was used on the studio album, Running on Empty. The whole album was recorded either on stage, backstage, on the tour bus or in other locations on the tour, and many of the songs dealt with touring.

@derricktrottier6763

4 ай бұрын

the roadway scene with the drum kit in the road.. i remember the cover well.

My father said a lot of times, the crew would actually come out and start dismantling the stage while he was playing this. Magical.

Worked for a band moving them from gig to gig. Hard work. Thanks for the recognition.

The roadies are the unsung heroes. This song represents them.

Not only did Jackson Browne write this song, he had written lots of hits for himself and others including Bruce Springsteen and The Eagles.

@robertgrimes7401

4 ай бұрын

He only wrote the Load Out song. Stay was recorded by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs back in the early 60’s.

@jkp17

4 ай бұрын

Including most of "Take it Easy"!

His songs are often wistful and reflective, somehow relatable even if you didn't share the literal experience he's singing about. He can draw you in like that. The Pretender is a gem.

My sister won tickets and a backstage pass to see Jackson several years ago. She said he was one of the nicest and humblest people she had ever met !

This is a song about life on a concert tour. His homage to the roadies (stage crew) at the beginning recognizes those unknown folks who set up and strike the stage for the performances. Later he also acknowledges the drivers of the trucks and buses. Too many fans don’t realize the dozens of people it takes to tour a show. Kudos to JB for saluting those in the shadows. I managed a venue for 20 years, and yes, Jackson did perform there and do this song as an encore.

Jackson Browne is a master songwriter, up there with James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Neil Yong etc... I've been lucky enough to see him live.. utterly wonderful.

Jackson Brown one of my favs❤

They guy singing the falsetto was master musician David Lindley, who played slide guitar, fiddle, acoustic, anything with strings. Listen to "Running on Empty", "Here Come Those Tears Again", "Doctor My Eyes", "Lawyers in Love", "The Pretender".

@LeftCoastStephen

3 ай бұрын

All of that and was one of the nicest and funniest people ever.

This man is one of THE most respected talents in the music industry. Not one person has a bad thing to say about him. Another amazing song by him is "The Pretender."

@88wildcat

3 ай бұрын

I think Daryl Hannah probably has a bad thing or two to say about him but other than that your point is well taken.

The origin of the line “before you come for this piano” comes from him playing for the roadies as they did their work.

The sadness feeling comes from hearing all the minor chords. That how music can set the mood.

Jackson Browne is an American treasure

RIP David Lindley, master of many strings! (especially his lap steel.)

My husband has been a major lighting guy for decades. It is a complicated life, full of longing, happiness for the work and worry about all the “behind the scenes folks”. It’s a loose, wonderfully disfunctional family. He also had the pleasure of working for Jackson on the Blues Tour. He is a very generous and down to earth artist.

Jackson Browne had hits of his own, and he also co-wrote "Take It Easy" for the Eagles. There's a few good songs from this era about the strange and lonely life of a touring musician, like "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger, "Faithfully" by Journey, and "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad.

Many , many moons ago, I took a summer job traveling with the Carnival. I was young and resilient, and the change did me a lot of good, getting me out of town for awhile, learning how to hustle and live on the road... This Jackson Browne song; " The Load Out." Was our anthem. After returning home to a normal 9 to 5 job, I took a side job, as a Roadie, for a friend's band who was seeing a lot of success back then. I honestly cannot tell you how much this song means to me. It felt like Jackson Browne was singing this song directly to me. Now... So many years later, whenever I need inspiration, and don't feel like living with the aches and pains of getting old, everytime I hear that song it takes me back to those days with the Carnival, when I was in my early 20s. I absolutely love your channel here on KZread. You are among one of my favorite reactionary artists o n this channel. Along with this Jackson Browne song, The other song that hits home for me, is the 1986 Bob Seger hit. ( " The Ring.") Do yourself a favor and give it a listen. 😉

The steel guitar in this video is a "lap steel". They are tuned to an open chord and played with a metal slide. The kind that you've seen on a stand are called "pedal steel guitars". They have foot and knee levers to change the chord type (major, minor, 7th, etc.).

Rosemary Butler is the female vocalist. I saw Jackson Browne in the UK when he opened for Joni Mitchell in the very early 70s ❤ big fan ever since then.

Jackson Browne has so many great songs. Very personable. Still tours, Shows now in a more intimate setting.

For my money the greatest song ever written.

Jackson is one of the great singer/songwriters, top; 10 IMO. He wrote songs with deep lyrics, just a magnificent artist. Any knowledge of 1970s music must include Jackson Browne. Although his career stretched well beyond the 70s (and he is still singing), this decade was his peak.

One of the best "live" songs ever.

the line is 'the promotor don't mind, and the union don't mind'

@scottstewart5784

4 ай бұрын

Yes, in this version which adapted some lyrics - in the reference she is making it was probably your momma.

I was lucky enough to be a local roadie for a couple of big musicians Phil Collins and Brittney Spears. I did Phi's show first, and I was completely amazed at the process. There were about 7or 8 traveling roadies, and those guys were thoroughly professional. They knew where every piece of the set went, down to the pins in the rigging.

That line, "on 8-tracks and cassettes in stereo" is how every TV or radio ad for new music ended. IE - "Pickup the new Jackson Browne Live LP 'Running on Empty' also available on 8-tracks and cassettes in stereo"

This song may have been encore. I was privileged enough to witness.

The lyric is actually, “now the promoter don’t mind, and the union don’t mind…” 😇

Maurice Williams wrote it the early 1950s and recorded it with the Zodiacs in 1960 and was a #1 chart topper.

@roneichstaedt8853

4 ай бұрын

On the live version that was on the Runnin' On Empty album, there's a huge ovation when Maurice Williams himself comes onstage to sing the chorus (on this version it's taken by the female vocalist)

A salute to the Road Warriors that make live concerts possible. It also tells the story of the performers on the road, and the the feelings they have.

That's David Lindley on the second "Stay" chorus, also plays the slide guitar you saw earlier. Check out his album, great version of Twist and Shout.

Doctor my Eyes.... one of his biggest hits, also The Pretender....also Runnig on Empty. Jackson Browne phenomenal.

Omg, identified with this so much when I was a kid in school, and I was an aspiring musician at the time, and I ended up becoming one and have played in lots of bands and learned exactly what he's talking about. But this is before that. And it always got to me anyway. I'm so happy you decided to do this and it's so important to do the two of them back to back you know what I mean? I'm glad you did it that way

She’s a natural beauty, no wig needed my black princess.

Davids falsetto is a throwback to music of the 50's.

Wow you totally nailed it. I love this so much that I bought the single in high school, because I couldn't wait for it to come on the radio again and literally you would play the load out on site a and then we were so good or at least I was really good at vinyl back then and so you would right when I got to the end you would lift a needle up and then flip the 45 RPM single over with your left hand and immediately put the needle down not at the beginning of the leader but on the first group where the song started and you would simulate continuity.

Jackson Browne is a national treasure. He also wrote some songs with The Eagles in the early days. Rosemary is the amazing background singer. DON'T KNOW the guys name, he had an amazing voice also. Check out "running on empty"

@livelaughandlovelong

4 ай бұрын

Rosemary Butler. And the late David Lindley

Oh my Britt! Jackson is 1 of 3 writers that inspired me to write. Along with Dylan and John Prine. Thank you so much!

Of course he wrote it, girl. He's Jackson Browne. How could you not know he's a great and prolific songwriter?

This song still gives me goosebumps.

Knowing what roadies go through for their respective artists, it made me happy to see what TS did for her truck drivers as well as her background singers and dancer on her latest tour. That explains why her people are so loyal.

Lol! If your Momma don't mind. It's if the promoter don't mind.

Jackson Browne is an incredible artist and song writer. He's wrote/co-wrote songs for so many people from the late 60's going on for many years. (The Eagles, David Crosby, and more)

Jackson is a songwriter admired by Dylan and Springsteen and loved by me since my teen years. ☮💜🎶

I absolutely adore Jackson Browne. It’s been too long since I’ve played his music. This brought tears to my eyes. I miss this music so much.

I was a DJ back in the days before the "digital revolution". I loaded/unloaded multiple crates of vinyl albums/singles, in addition to amps, mixers and GIANT touring speakers. The Load Out/Stay was the song I played at the end of EVERY gig (wedding receptions, Christmas parties, class reunions, etc.). The song(s) were more popular then because Browne had a string of albums/singles in that era. People at the gatherings liked the song because they could start out slow-dancing and then switch to a faster rhythm at the end. I loved it because (as you so eloquently pointed out) the lyrics are dedicated to the roadies, the heroes behind the stars. Today, DJs can put everything they need for a gig in a small toolbox thanks to the advances in electronics and digital recordings. However, due to the elaborate stage setups at major concerts, the song is still relevant. Thanks for the reaction. Brought back a lot of memories!

He co-wrote it and it is arguably one of his best songs.

Every time I hear this performance, I imagine it being the last song of the concert and 100s or 1000s of people filing out of the arena singing "Stay just a little bit longer..."

The word for Jackson Browne is “smooth”. He’s a gifted singer, songwriter and producer who has collaborated for decades with many other artists. He wrote one of my favorite songs “Doctor my Eyes” when he was 16. Complex lyrics, great storytelling, and great showcasing of all the band members in this song make it a fan favorite. RIP to David Linley the very gifted steel guitar player. The movie about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons that you’re thinking of was Jersey Boys, where you first heard “Stay”. The song was written by Maurice Williams and recorded by him and his group the Zodiacs in 1960 originally, but also by The Four Seasons, Buddy Holly and Jackson Browne.

Jackson Browne adapted the lyrics of the 1960 hit by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs for this version of the "Stay" portion of this medley.

My 23 year old neighbor went nutz when she first heard this song months bach. Nothing sweeter than seeing our memories relived

My favorite songs by Jackson Brown for 45 yrs.❤

If I remember correctly there was never a studio version of this song, they put the live version on the album and that's all you will ever hear.

Soundtrack of my childhood. Great reaction.

Jackson's childhood home is known as Abbey San Encino, in the Highland Park area of LA. His grandfather Clyde Browne built it by hand starting in 1915. The home is featured on the cover of Jackson's 2nd album "For Everyman" (1973)

" Stay " was written by Maurice Williams in 1953 when he was 15 years old. There have been several covers of this song. It reached the Number 1 spot on the Billboard hot 100 in 1960. Take care....

Anything by Jackson Browne is fantastic. My personal favorites are “Late for the Sky” and “In the Shape of A Heart.”

Jackson Browne was my first concert in 1976

As a musician who spent some time touring , I agree the road crew is the back bone of the show. They make our jobs so much easier when all we have to do is show up and play , our energy is so much more.

Jackson Browne is a wonderful storyteller. As another post mentioned, his song, Doctor My Eyes is amazing

One of my fav.'s, you're going to love this, especially his appreciation for all the "others" that make a show great.

Jackson (triply blessed as a singer, songwriter and that glorious hair) wrote the first part - The Load Out and the second half, Stay, first recorded by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. David Lindley (RIP) is playing a lap steel guitar and also sang the falsetto bit during the "Stay" part. Rosemary Butler is the woman with the Voice! I loved hearing you use your own road experiences to connect with what the song is about. The sadness? Yeah, I feel it too. Perhaps because of all the time it takes to travel, set up then dismantle a major traveling band and the only time that isn't enough is the time they are actually performing: also being separated from your love, your family would evoke feelings of sadness. What a musician's dilema! To want to go out and play your music and make people happy but regretting the time away from the ones you love. Fantastic reaction, thank you!

@brianmullins5824

3 ай бұрын

Don't forget the impossible good looks as well

The names are The LOAD Out and STAY.

the greatness of Jackson Browne is real!

I love your positive reactions. Keep it up young lady

Check out "Running on Empty" or his recent version of "Late for the Sky" on Austin City Limits. "The Pretender" is also a masterpiece. He's an amazing writer.

David Lindley is the Artist playing the Lap Steel Guitar and singing the falsetto part. He’s from the Inland Empire Region of Southern California and sadly recently passed away. He could play ANYTHING with Strings.

Wikipedia-"The Load-Out" describes the daily practices of a band and its road crew on a concert tour, and the emotions evoked throughout such an endeavor. The first three verses of the song consist of Browne singing and playing piano with David Lindley playing lap steel guitar. They are later joined by a synthesizer, followed by the rest of the band. Eventually "The Load-Out" segues into an interpretation of Maurice Williams' 1960 hit "Stay", sung by Browne, Rosemary Butler, and Lindley. Lindley sings the falsetto in the second chorus (Rosemary Butler sings in the first).

My first "big boy" concert was this man, and this band, on the Running on Empty tour. I am 61 y/o now, and to this day, it is one of the most astounding events I have ever witnessed. They closed the show with this song. I wore my Saturate Before Using t-shirt slap out!

The incomparable David Lindley on lap steel guitar and that almost comedic second 'Stay' cameo solo. So love and miss that man.

this was a tribute to the roadies who make the show possible. he plated it for them after a show when they were packing up his piano

I moved recently, and ran across my cassette tape cases from the 70, and 80's, and this is one of them. I still remember a certain place, amd time it was playing. I have felt the way he feels leaving places.

One of my favorite concert memories is Jackson Browne at Ravinia just north of Chicago in the 70's. It was unseasonably cold that night, but the lawn was packed, my gf kept me warm and the music was great. So much fun.

Lovin’ every minute of it - Loverboy cause you said your were loving every minute of it

@craigdragseth9272

4 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing.

@jhas727

4 ай бұрын

80’s greatness

It's "the Promoter don't mind and the Union don't mind" and the instrument played on his lap is a Hawaiian Steel Guitar.

Yes, he wrote it. One of my all-time favs

Just found you…your reactions are soooo cute…can’t wait to see more! So glad you appreciated Jackson!

The promoter don't mind and the union don't mind.

Rosemary Butler, and David Lindley were the singers with Jackson Browne... The lyrics 1: Now the promoter don't mind And the union don't mind and 2: Now the promoter don't mind And the roadies don't mind. The Temptation's had a song titled "Stay", but had different lyrics and tune. .

I had the pleasure of seeing this live, great memories

Its not your mama don't mind. Its the promoter don't mind.

I think melancholy is a good word for this. Jackson Browne and James Taylor toured together for a while- it's an amazing concert. Browne has a great voice for storytelling, and this is such a poignant song. I get that it's an easy topic for a musician, but I like the window into their life. I can see where touring, or the music industry in general could be a grind that crushes your soul, even though it's the thing you love doing more than anything. Bob Seger "Turn the Page" is a song in this vein you might check out. Aaron Lewis's "Country Boy" is another - he was the lead singer of Staind, then went in a TOTALLY different direction. That Temptations movie is awesome, and you are correct.

Britt the word you're looking for is melancholy, the sadness you get when you think about things you love and long for them.

70's music sends me back to my youth. It's has such a vibe and groove. Always a pleasure.